Pakistan to table resolutions on regional disarmament at UN: Maleeha

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will present resolutions on regional disarmament and conventional arms control in the First Committee of the United Nations which deals with disarmament and international security.

Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Dr Maleeha Lodhi in a tweet said three resolutions will be moved on regional disarmament, conventional arms control at regional and sub-regional level as well as confidence building measures in regional and sub-regional context.

She said earlier last week Pakistan’s resolution on assuring non-nuclear weapon states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons was adopted by a solid majority votes 122 is a testimony to Pakistan’s commitment to promoting global security.

On Nov 1, the UN’s FirstCommittee adopted Pakistan’s annual resolution on assuring non-nuclear weapon states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons by a solid majority of 122 votes (no vote against). A testimony to Pakistan’s commitment to promoting global security

— Maleeha Lodhi (@LodhiMaleeha) November 7, 2018

In UN #FirstCommittee (dealing with disarmament & international security) Pakistan will present 3 more resolutions, on regional disarmament, conventional arms control at regional & subregional levels;as well as confidence building measures in the regional & subregional context

— Maleeha Lodhi (@LodhiMaleeha) November 7, 2018

Pakistan has been proponent of disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Read More: Pakistan committed to nuclear disarmament for peaceful world: FO

In June 2017, Maleeha told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that declared plans by one of the P-5 states possessing nuclear weapons to expand its nuclear capabilities would renew an arms race and seriously set back global disarmament efforts.

She argued that disarmament and non-proliferation were organically linked and criticised those Nuclear Weapon States that were neither willing to give up their large inventories of nuclear weapons nor their modernisation programme, even as they pursue non-proliferation with messianic zeal.